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S. 1237 115th Congress Senate

Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to clarify the rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from the dispos… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to clarify the rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from the disposition of farm assets under chapter 12 bankruptcies.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditBankruptcy
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3216; text of measure as introduced: CR S3215-3216)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3216; text of measure as introduced: CR S3215-3216)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to include an unsecured claim by a governmental unit (e.g., a tax claim by the Internal Revenue Service) resulting from the sale, transfer, exchange, or disposition of farming property in chapter 12 bankruptcy (family farmer or fisherman reorganization) proceedings. Such a claim that arises before a debtor's discharge, regardless of whether the claim is pre-petition or post-petition, must be treated as a pre-petition claim, is not entitled to priority status, must be provided for under the bankruptcy plan, and is dischargeable.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2266 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
  • S 1107 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
  • HRES 569 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an amendment.
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1237: Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1237/
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"S. 1237: Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1237/.
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S. 1237, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1237/.
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